Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Also known as Cape Girardeau CTC · Website
$44,369
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,369
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center is a public under 2-year college in Cape Girardeau, Missouri with 159 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $17,598 a year. 71% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $44,369 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,598
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
71%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$8,750
About $93 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,369
Rank 2,090 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,598
- Cost of attendance
- $24,038
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,719
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,643
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,238
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,452
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,588
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 159
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 19
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,090 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,598 | $17,598 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $14,822 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 72% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,750 | $16,750 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,113 | $37,504 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,369 | $41,138 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 73 | $11,750 | $38,814 | $54,023 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 32 | $5,750 | $25,824 | $41,001 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| WoodworkingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | $32,681 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Cape Girardeau and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center cost?
$17,598 a year is the average net price at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,038. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,719 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center?
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center graduates earn?
$44,369 a year is the median pay of former Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,113 after 6 years). That ranks 2,090 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $38,814.
How much student debt do Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center graduates have?
$8,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center graduates, about $93 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (73 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (32 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (20 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.